It's not a Wedgie!

Our trip to the pool today was rather interesting. I know they have started the building of the new pool this week. All I can say is that they/we really need it. The pool itself is do-able, but the change rooms NEED help. The main reason is that there are no family change rooms. For our family, we are 3 girls and one boy. So, guess who has to do all the work. ME, that's who.

We were so excited to go swimming as a family. We get our locker key and pay for our stay; we walk into the change room and my girls are vibrating with excitiment they start pulling any clothes they can off. To our dismay, there is a 10/11 year old boy dripping wet in the change room with his mom. Really? Of course we find the closest available change room (there are all of 2 of them). We get dressed...taking our time since I am only one person, then having to get myself ready. We pick up our gear and head back to the locker to stuff our things in to find the boy now standing necked in the middle of the room. What?

The swim was great. Seanna passed the swim test (her first time) in order to go into the deep end, Cam got a free lifejacket rental. The lifeguard did say that they were 1.00, but the GST is now impleted so they are now around 1.67ish. LOL. She must be getting a cut, because my math says it should be 1.05. (I'm a well seasoned dollar store shopper).

We worked on Seanna's diving, or rather belly flop. Calvin showed her how to do it. It ended up in a tidal wave and him muttering something in a really high voice. After that, I knew I had to show her/them. I started with a couple jumps, feet first off of the diving board. But when I did my dive, everyone was impressed. Seanna got the jist of it and started diving like a crazy person. Good job Seanna!My last dive did me in, however. I line it up, take the dive, but somehow I did a freakin flip which ended up with my bottoms falling half way off. I kid you not. So now that I had everyone watching my spectacular dives they now have seen my arse...not so spectacular. Well...after getting water out of all my orfices...hot tub time!

Changing was OK, but when I got the second kid ready and out the door to go sit with dad, because he was ready in 2 minutes. I found myself still in my wet, cold, soggy swim suit. NICE. Would have liked some help. PLEASE city of Wetaskiwin make family change rooms!


(no swim suit wedgies were made during this blog....quite the opposite)....

Gravel Road Travellers Beware!

Caution to you all that travel gravel road to work! I mean, I almost lost my life twice today on the way to town. Why you ask?

After a recent rain last night, I set off on the way to work this morning, I was forced to put the passenger side tires into the ditch..not once but twice. In order to adhere to the bus schedule and day care schedule I travel a lot of gravel to get into town on time. We set out and about 1/2 mile away we come upon a white pick me up chevy, (come to think of it they both were white trucks); it was swurving 3/4 of the way across the road in our direction (George Jones Style). Lone and behold it was an elderly farmer too busy looking out the passenger side window checking the crops after the recent rain. All I kept thinking was,"dude it rained, the crops aren't ready.., stay home and sleep in!"

The authorities only are about cell phones and eating while driving...I think they should be watching those farmers, farming while driving!

Calvin, this BLOG goes out to you...lord knows you have a white truck. Many a time I've asked to drive so you could "farm". Hugs!

Holidays at its best!

Holidays are great, aren't they? Even a bad one is better than work. For this particular vacay...it was truly AWESOME!

We went to Rocky Mountain House with friends and their kids. (Which are truly awesome kids). Nothing is worse than heading out for a week and having to deal with kids that are unruly. But Cash and Payton, kisses to you both! Auntie just loves you. Great kids and better yet great parents!

Although the weather was hit and miss....makes for great quading, we had a blast. All the kids played so well together. Cash I think has a crush on Cameron. Uncle Cal will be watching you. The kids also went to bed easily and the mommies and daddies stayed up to play!

Uncle Marshal is quite the entertainer, as long as Eric Church was playing. He did his part consuming 118 bud lights. Auntie Jen polished off her wine. Uncle Cal with his spicy and Auntie Shawna stayed on her diet. Hell yah...I did...I drank my Molson 67 Sublimes and had my 69 calorie vodkas at night.

The trails were great, many many picnics were had. Lots of firewood was collected. A couple loads of laundry were washed. Yes the campground had laundry facilities. Thank goodness because Cash had gone through all his pants by day 2. Darn mud puddles!

The last quading day we did have some troubles. Marshal almost rolled their Rhino, but all turned out well and my Rhino overheated on the way home. We stopped off at a creek at the end of the day and we let the kids play and get wet and I decided to have a budlight lime...which knocked me on my ass. Phew. A great day indeed.

The ladies were allowed to go shopping in town with mastercard in hand....boy that Jen can shop! I thought I was bad. We recommend the Co-op in Rocky. It has everything! (soon to come...a booze store...right Jen?) lol.

I am back at work now. Back to the grind as they say. BUT....I'm 15.6 pounds lighter. Not kidding. It is possible to have fun and stay on a diet.

The Johnson Plant

I have been busy gardening all spring and summer and planning my gardens so that in maybe 20 years it will look like something. I find it fun to look for good deals on plants or pick them out from my gardening books. Thanks Lois Hole. The best is when a friend gives you plants that they no longer want, for instance a chicks and hens plant my friend Judy gave me. I had planted it 3 years ago and it survived but never flourished until this summer. Now most of you know my little Seanna of 6 years of age. She and her sister were helping water the front bed and I was pointing out my nice plant to my husband who happened to be driving by on the lawn mower. He said,"nice. It looks like a Johnson!" and drove away. Seanna then said,"yah mom, that sure is a nice Johnson plant you have there". I laughed my arse off! I will definitely will remember this if/when she gets married. Especially if she decides to have her wedding pictures in the yard!

Refrigerator Golf

Last night was an awesome night of golf! It had all the right ingredients, the right people, weather, and no bugs. My colleagues and I did not bad, not bad at all. I call them colleagues so that we sound like we are tremendous golfers. For me it was a rocky first few holes, but things started getting better after hole 3. I think it was because I chugged my "sports drink" to help my muscles loosen up. Because all golfers need electrolytes to golf well. On hole 4, I won the longest putt contest. I won $8 and it all went toward more "sports drinks". Because they seemed to be working.

I also learned how guys play golf. We ladies were walking the course and we ended up letting a few men play through. First, they must have a cart. I thought this was so that they can find their ball faster. This is not the case. It simply means getting to where they think their ball should be and if they can not see their ball visually from the cart they simply toss out a new ball in the same vicinity of where they THINK they lost theirs, hit it, and carry on. This must link back to why they can never find anything in the refrigerator. I am now terming their "style" of play, "refrigerator golf".

All in all, a great evening, a few prizes, a few near misses from golf balls screaming towards my nose on the green. OK, I shouldn't have been laying on the green, tiger woodsing up my putt. There were a few good big wacks that were great stress releases. Well played ladies, well played!

Erin and I found a ball on an "Island in the Stream". Yes I am sure people should hire us as entertainment while they golf. Good comedic show!

Stuck Like Glue

What a perfect evening! DW came for a delicious supper. Steak, asian salad, new potatoes with my famous creamy dill sauce. I guess I do remember how to cook. After my last flop/creation of the "crumble cake" it was nice to redeem myself.

I hope DW doesn't mind kids, because she didn't have a choice tonight. Those girls were all over her from the first moment she arrived, then after supper the three of them snuggled into the love seat in the theatre room. Stuck like glue.

We enjoyed the movie Hangover and a few beers. I hope DW doesn't suffer from bladder leakage since there was a bunch of hackling coming from the third row. I'm glad she enjoyed herself though; better than sitting in a hotel room that's for sure. "We're the three best friends that anyone could have!"

The kids are now tucked into their beddies, and I am having a night cap with the hubby. With the non-stop rain we've had today, I hope he will still be able to golf in the morning for Daddy's Day (and I can sleep in). Whose day is it really?

TGIF...

Here I was thinking that I would have a dreary day at work. With one canine neuter booked, I thought we would fly through some pound animals. NOT the case. I walked into a surprise ACL this morning. No good morning, nice to see you...nothing. Just whammo;  I see off to the side of the schedule an ACL precariously booked in another column. Now who could have done a thing like that? Perhaps the male portion of our team who in turn makes "the rules"; and does not follow them. Thank goodness for my awesome team mates that had my back. We flew through the 2 surgeries like there was no glitch, partly due to my awesome mood and aura, or because the vet students were pre-occupied with other cases. OK, I admit the latter is the real reason for my good mood. All in all, it was a great day. TGIF!

After work we moved our cattle home. With the kiddlets strapped into the back of the rhino, we got the cows and calves home quickly. We started at 6 and I was in the house by 6:30. Enough time to fire up the tele for the big opening game. Bandit the garage bound hound tried her hand at herding tonight. She actually came in handy a couple of times. She put on a lot of miles and more importantly minded my commands. such as they are, "Bandit, that'll do", "Bandit, go gettum", "Bandit, come here" and "Bandit, Good girl". My herd dog specialist will laugh at those for sure! Obviously Wendy I need some training. If I buy the beer....